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Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition
Christopher Robin was sitting outside his door, putting on his Big Boots. As soon as he saw the Big Boots, Pooh knew that an Adventure was going to happen, and he brushed the honey off his nose with the back of his paw, and spruced himself up as well as he could, so as to look Ready for Anything.
Going on an Expotition to discover the North Pole is a Grand Idea, even if no one is sure what the North Pole actually looks like. But no matter. With provisions to eat and songs to sing, a good time is had by all. And Roo's minor mishap is Very Fortuitous Indeed.
--front flap
Going on an Expotition to discover the North Pole is a Grand Idea, even if no one is sure what the North Pole actually looks like. But no matter. With provisions to eat and songs to sing, a good time is had by all. And Roo's minor mishap is Very Fortuitous Indeed.
--front flap
32 pages, Library Binding
First published January 1, 1926
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A.A. Milne
1,847 books3,710 followersAlan Alexander Milne (pronounced /ˈmɪln/) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various children's poems.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
A. A. Milne was born in Kilburn, London, to parents Vince Milne and Sarah Marie Milne (née Heginbotham) and grew up at Henley House School, 6/7 Mortimer Road (now Crescent), Kilburn, a small public school run by his father. One of his teachers was H. G. Wells who taught there in 1889–90. Milne attended Westminster School and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he studied on a mathematics scholarship. While there, he edited and wrote for Granta, a student magazine. He collaborated with his brother Kenneth and their articles appeared over the initials AKM. Milne's work came to the attention of the leading British humour magazine Punch, where Milne was to become a contributor and later an assistant editor.
Milne joined the British Army in World War I and served as an officer in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment and later, after a debilitating illness, the Royal Corps of Signals. He was discharged on February 14, 1919.
After the war, he wrote a denunciation of war titled Peace with Honour (1934), which he retracted somewhat with 1940's War with Honour. During World War II, Milne was one of the most prominent critics of English writer P. G. Wodehouse, who was captured at his country home in France by the Nazis and imprisoned for a year. Wodehouse made radio broadcasts about his internment, which were broadcast from Berlin. Although the light-hearted broadcasts made fun of the Germans, Milne accused Wodehouse of committing an act of near treason by cooperating with his country's enemy. Wodehouse got some revenge on his former friend by creating fatuous parodies of the Christopher Robin poems in some of his later stories, and claiming that Milne "was probably jealous of all other writers.... But I loved his stuff."
He married Dorothy "Daphne" de Sélincourt in 1913, and their only son, Christopher Robin Milne, was born in 1920. In 1925, A. A. Milne bought a country home, Cotchford Farm, in Hartfield, East Sussex. During World War II, A. A. Milne was Captain of the Home Guard in Hartfield & Forest Row, insisting on being plain 'Mr. Milne' to the members of his platoon. He retired to the farm after a stroke and brain surgery in 1952 left him an invalid and by August 1953 "he seemed very old and disenchanted".
He was 74 years old when he passed away in 1956.
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December 25, 2020
Expotition time! One small step for a bear 🐻 one giant leap for bear kind 😀
September 12, 2024
Even better that mom read it to me🥰 Winnie never misses
April 1, 2022
Sing Ho! for the life of a Bear!
December 31, 2022
It was nice seeing all of the characters here together in this book. The interactions between the characters is always a highlight of this series, so it was nice having so much of it in this book. The plot was fun and the story was very good. Sing Ho! for the life of a bear!
May 3, 2023
Pooh and his friends have never been on an expotition ever better…. So they are all going to discover the North Pole. Christopher Robin has forgotten how it looks so they all are surprised when they find the North Pole 😃
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June 28, 2020This just plays with the imagination and I love it.
January 1, 2021
As cute as it is nostalgic. Did have a hard time capturing my kiddo’s attention, but maybe in a year or two it won’t.
August 8, 2021
i could cry this is so precious
October 26, 2022
Read with John ❤️
February 14, 2023
A brief drift back to childhood.
December 21, 2024
Who doesn't love Pooh?
April 8, 2025
A lovely exciting adventure with all the gang joining in, lovely to see them all interacting in this one and Roo learning to swim!
November 7, 2015
I admired Winnie The Pooh as a child but it must have been photographs and cartoons more than books. I don’t recall this one. I dislike purposeful misspelling; in slang, or to come out funky for advertising. Despite being an accomplished linguist; I too, defer to book covers for correctness and was baffled by “Christopher Robin Leads An Expotition”. I wonder if others cast around, wondering if this was listed incorrectly, or whether the unheard of event of a misprinted title occurred. “Expotition” is on the inside too. I saw that Alan Alexander Milne highlighted a character’s misheard word from the story. It risks too much confusion to be deemed cute.
One reviewer wrote about her children losing interest in this adventure because its photographs were miniscule and sparse. For grown-ups, the written portion of stories suffices but they might well be an important accompaniment to children. There are so few pages, which need enumerating; ample space could be given to all of the coloured drawings. They are beautiful and expressive and should be seen in large scale. My favourite is the warm portrait of Eeyore gathering with rabbits and mice on a soft, brown ground. They are all vivid nature scenes well worth displaying properly.
My enjoyment of literature, chiefly, comes down to the story told. I acknowledge that the gimmick of misheard words might have been funny in 1920s England but a whole book comprising that, rang shallowly and stretched to become stale. I very much echoed their excitement for their trip, without needing to know the North Pole. It lies closer to me than them! Getting ready is nearly as fun. I was relieved that Eeyore was better-treated in this outing. Roo’s euphoria about learning to swim left me smiling along with the happy, proud, elated group.
One reviewer wrote about her children losing interest in this adventure because its photographs were miniscule and sparse. For grown-ups, the written portion of stories suffices but they might well be an important accompaniment to children. There are so few pages, which need enumerating; ample space could be given to all of the coloured drawings. They are beautiful and expressive and should be seen in large scale. My favourite is the warm portrait of Eeyore gathering with rabbits and mice on a soft, brown ground. They are all vivid nature scenes well worth displaying properly.
My enjoyment of literature, chiefly, comes down to the story told. I acknowledge that the gimmick of misheard words might have been funny in 1920s England but a whole book comprising that, rang shallowly and stretched to become stale. I very much echoed their excitement for their trip, without needing to know the North Pole. It lies closer to me than them! Getting ready is nearly as fun. I was relieved that Eeyore was better-treated in this outing. Roo’s euphoria about learning to swim left me smiling along with the happy, proud, elated group.
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May 10, 2009Three more beautiful new editions of A.A. Milne's timeless stories from Winnie-the-Pooh and The House at Pooh Corner. Egmont Books are proud to present: 'An Expotition to the North Pole', 'Tiggers Don't Climb Trees', and 'A House is Built at Pooh Corner'. Each story is original and unabridged with Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends beautifully brought to life throughout by the coloured illustrations and sketches by Ernest H. Shepard. These stunning editions will be enjoyed by Winnie-the-Pooh fans whatever their age, and would make perfect gifts to treasure forever.
December 22, 2012
I like this original Winnie-the-Pooh story. Christopher Robin decides to go on an expedition with all his friends to find the North Pole. He is not sure what the north pole is but decides that they will know when they see it. When Pooh uses a long stick to save Roo, Christopher says that that is the North Pole! I love the funny things A.A. Milne has the characters do. This book is part of a ten hardcover book set called The Winnie-the-Pooh library. It is a beautifully written and illustrated hardcover children's book.
September 21, 2008
Part of the original Winnie the Pooh Treasury set I got when my oldest was born.
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